Stipa richteriana (Poaceae) and Galium songaricum (Rubiaceae): two new additions of the Central Asian species to the flora of Iran

Behroozian, Maryam; Ejtehadi, Hamid; Memariani, Farshid; Joharchi, Mohammad Reza; Mesdaghi, Mansour

doi:10.29252/nbr.6.3.326

Stipa richteriana (Poaceae) and Galium songaricum (Rubiaceae): two new additions of the Central Asian species to the flora of Iran

Authors

Maryam Behroozian

Hamid Ejtehadi

Farshid Memariani

Mohammad Reza Joharchi

Mansour Mesdaghi

Ferdowsi University of MAshhad

https://doi.org/10.29252/nbr.6.3.326

Abstract

Stipa richteriana and Galium songaricum are newly recorded species for the flora of Iran, collected from Binalood and Hezar-Masjed Mountains in Razavi Khorassan Province. The geographical distribution of both species is mainly confined to the Middle Asia. Morphological characters of two newly recorded species are compared with their close relatives. Notes on taxonomy, ecology, phytogeography, and conservation status of both species are provided.

Keywords

biodiversity

conservation

Khorassan-Kopet Dagh

phytogeography

Taxonomy

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